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    no sound coming from tv?? any help appreciated.

    Tried headphones..no joy... :( Any other ideas..
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    no sound coming from tv?? any help appreciated.

    Hello folks.. The TV in my sons bedroom now has no sound coming from it..checked all settings and sound is turned on so its not a problem there..its not connected to a games console as he used it only for DVDs.. The picture is perfect.. The TV is a logic 19" .. Model e19/13b...
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    tiling a hallway floor

    As title says.. What's best way to do this? Is it simply a case of boarding the floor out and then laying said floor tiles or am I missing something? Thanks
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    knocking through a wall to make doorway bigger etc

    alastair - a big west of scotland thanks to you - originally from glasgow myself. your advice is appreciated. will put pics of it as I do the job. cheers
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    knocking through a wall to make doorway bigger etc

    inregards to it not supporting the floor - as far as the builder who looked at said its not as the floor was running the other way - and alot of the other houses have this taken out too. what you say about the kitchen units makes good sense so bricking it up will be done - I dare say breeze...
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    knocking through a wall to make doorway bigger etc

    forgot to ask - if I suspect so a lintle is to be used what would be best? once again thanks in advance.
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    knocking through a wall to make doorway bigger etc

    ok thanks for that..what about being told to not use a lintle and just use the timber frame surely a lintle of sorts would be a must? and finally - stud wall the old doorway or brick it? whats best long run? thanks and appreciated.
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    knocking through a wall to make doorway bigger etc

    there is nothing directly above it as such as the kitchen sits out from the house so we have the small roof for the kitchen - above the livingroom from the inside is a bedroom. hopefully that helps.
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    knocking through a wall to make doorway bigger etc

    hello folks - after some advice please - we are looking to knock through the wall from living room to kitchen and putting in double doors in a more central position. we would also be blocking up where the old door would be (where it is just now). I have a few questions - inregards to...
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    laying ceramic tiles onto floorboards..advice please.

    thanks for the reply - but why the use of noggins?
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    laying ceramic tiles onto floorboards..advice please.

    hello all, we are thinking of having victorian tiles down in our hallway but are wondering whats best way to preparing the floor. we have floorboards just now - is it a case of laying some boarding down and then bedding the tiles onto that? or is it more technical? if it is simply boarding...
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    looking to repoint around window - what would be best mix.

    Many thanks for that. much appreciated
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    looking to repoint around window - what would be best mix.

    I thought that also..the house was built about 1906 or so..
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    looking to repoint around window - what would be best mix.

    Hello all. I am looking to replace the pointing around one of my windows as I dont wish to pay someone £250 for the honour - but I would like to know what would be the best mix of cement/mortar to get the job done properly. thanks.
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    hotpoint 93850 super de luxe - clips to hold glass in door?

    hello all, as title says - we have this old hotpoint dryer and some of the clips that hold the glass door on have broke off - if you know what I mean where could we buy new ones as the dryer itself works a treat and we dont want to bin it cos of a few clips that have broke off.. thanks in...
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    best way to fit plasterboard sheet behind sink ?

    hi there, the rest of the walls in the kitchen were plastered but this particular section under the window didnt have anything... and good idea bout taking the stop tap off, save alot of faffing about..lets hope I measure the waste pipe correctly before cutting the hole.. :lol:
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    best way to fit plasterboard sheet behind sink ?

    as the title says.. basically during the midst of putting a kitchen in I noticed the brickwork under the window/behind the sink was not in good nick, so I took that down and rebuilt, all good and well. but now I am at the point where I want to fit some plasterboard to that section but not...
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    hot tap rattles and bangs/shudders when it gets turned on.

    thanks for that, will take a look at it although it didnt happen before..
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    hot tap rattles and bangs/shudders when it gets turned on.

    as the title says we we turn on the hot tap it makes the most horrendous noise by way of banging/shuddering and rattling.. this only began to happen after we got our new central heating system installed... can it be linked and how can it be sorted as its very annoying early morning and late...
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